TJay was quickly followed by Xaant, a wearable that helps practice calm, gives intriguing insights about the state of a person’s mind and shows how to beat stress. TJay catapulted the company to fame, when it became one of the top three winners of the Innovate for Digital India Challenge in 2015, supported by Intel and Government of India that saw participation for 1900+ startups and individuals. The greatest feather on TerraBlue XT’s cap is TJay, an award winning device for the prediction, detection and management of people with epilepsy. They are a Bangalore-based startup, comprising of a young and dynamic team of engineers, designers, consultants, and researchers led by CEO Dr. TerraBlue XT works on technologies to make the lives of people with chronic disorders better. Additionally, C-CAMP has been involved in technology development in collaboration with academia and industry partners. Currently there are a few organizations/individuals that are incubating at C-CAMP and have been also utilizing the technology development and scientific expertise on campus. Īccess to scientific infrastructure, expertise and cutting edge technology could be vital for BIG applicants. To know more about our technology platforms, please click here. C-CAMP start-ups are currently working in the fields of healthcare and medical devices, drug discovery, molecular biology, transgenic model systems, biomaterials, bioenergy, synthetic biology, upstream & downstream processing, agricultural sciences, nutraceuticals etc.Īs a mandate from DBT, C-CAMP has been providing high-end technology services and training to academia and industry across several technology platforms. Over the last few years, C-CAMP has supported close to 160 start-ups through the BIG scheme, and over 1500 start-ups across India's innovation ecosystem through its other activities including bio-incubation, mentorship and other facilitation programs. C-CAMP has been chosen as it has the necessary scientific infrastructure, expertise and high-end platform technology access to nurture early stage inventions through Proof of Concept stage.
The BIG Scheme would be implemented through BIG Partners across the country.įor guidelines, application proforma and FAQs please click hereĬ-CAMP has been chosen as one of the eight BIG Partner organizations, and one of the earliest BIG partners since the inception of the grant in 2012. BIRAC would invite proposals for Ignition grant at least twice a year. C-CAMP has partnered with BIRAC for the Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) Scheme, which funds young companies and individuals to establish proof-of-concept data for their exciting ideas in the field of life sciencesīiotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), the Department of Biotechnology's interface agency is helping transform innovative startups into viable and competitive products and an enterprise.īIRAC has introduced the Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) scheme, which is designed to stimulate va lidation of research discoveries by providing very early stage grants for the development and maturation of those discoveries.